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The BBC are reporting an explosion at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where SpaceX company was readying a rocket for launch.
The cause of the blast is not clear and it is not known if anyone was hurt. Nasa said SpaceX was test-firing a rocket which was due to take a satellite into space this weekend.
Pictures from the scene show a huge plume of smoke rising above the Cape Canaveral complex.
The force of the blast shook buildings several miles away.
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Q: What do you call a half-dozen Indians with Asian flu?
A: Six sick Sikhs (sic).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 01 2016, @05:42PM
I agree--if no one was hurt, then I consider this to be a plus for humanity and a minus for the global panopticon.